Babe

Is Wonderboy Here for Real 1/2

Luhan stares at his Hello Kitty digital clock, which is sitting by his bed, not wanting to blink at the last few seconds that seem to feel like hours. Then the pink, flashy light starts blinking and Luhan's eyelids follow its rhythm. He smiles. It's finally 8 in the morning.

He bounces on his bed, waking up his pomonerian in the process. "Good morning, Bubs!" he chirps, and the poor, confused ball of fur blinks as she bounces flat on her belly across Luhan's bed. "Whoops!" Luhan falls front to catch her before she bounces off the edge. "Gotcha!"

He giggles and gets on his knees, holding the pup up to his face. "Daddy's gonna be away for quite a long time, so you have to make sure you don't get yourself hurt and stay out of trouble okay?" The pomonerian whines. She hates being suspended in the air like that. "Don't go around hurting butterflies anymore, they're your friends and-" Bubs yawns, eyes forcing shut and tongue rolling out. Luhan sighs and holds her closer, nuzzling her nose with his. "Be a good girl when I'm not here okay?"

Bubs licks the tip of Luhan's nose with her tiny tongue and Luhan chuckles. "I love you too."

And just like what he has been doing for the past 17 years of his life, he gets ready within half an hour. He stands at his bedroom door, staring at his room for the last time before he leaves. "Bye," he whispers with a small smile on his face, closing the door behind him before swinging it open again. "I-" He looks down at Bubs who is biting a red cloth, dragging it across the room. He smiles and squats down to pick her up. "What am I going to do without you," he murmurs as he bumps his head with hers, taking the cape from her tiny mouth.

By 9 AM, Luhan is stepping out of his house, a paper bag in his left hand and his luggage in his right. His ride comes in time, and Luhan turns around to wish his parents goodbye one more time.

"Ma-"

"My baby." His mother throws her arms around his neck and pulls him in, tighter than the previous hugs she has given him when they were still inside the house. "Remember to eat all your meals, okay? You know how terrible your gastric problem is and I won't be there to take care of my baby," she sniffles, "Call us when you miss us, don't act strong or tough just-"

"Our boy is tough!" Mr. Lu laughs and grabs Luhan's left arm, squeezing it. Luhan winces in pain. "He's my son, he doesn't have to act!"

Mrs. Lu gives her husband a disapproving look, and he clears his throat. She turns back to Luhan with a sweet smile. "Just remember to call us, alright? If there are any-"

"Hey big baby!" one of the kids in the bus snaps, "We're gonna be late if you don't get your ass here right now!"

Luhan quickly kisses his mum on her cheek and gives his dad a quick salute before running up the bus. The door slides shut and Luhan is greeted by a warm smile of the bus driver. Luhan returns the smile and nods when the driver motions him to get a seat. He grabs his heavy luggage, and slowly takes a few steps up. He expects a warm welcome, maybe a few more smiles or, just maybe, an acknowledgement but everyone is doing their own stuff. Is this going to take him down? No! Luhan has been waiting for this day to come, and nothing is going to ruin his day. He takes another step and is about to take another when there's a snap of fingers and a spotlight shines down on an empty seat. Luhan hears a few groans.

"Baekhyun, can you stop playing with the lights? It's fucking annoying!"

Said boy turns around to give the other boy a glare and snaps his fingers once more, blinding the boy temporarily with the sudden flash of the light above him. The boy falls back into his seat, eyes shut tight as he groans in pain.

"I'm going to kill you!"

"Yeah, yeah," Baekhyun flaps his hand over his shoulder, "Just don't accidentally trip out the window when you're trying to get to me." The boy tries to get up but falls over to another seat. Baekhyun rolls his eyes. Then, he turns his head and focuses on Luhan. Luhan gulps. "Are you going to stand there forever?" he asks with a sweet smile and Luhan shakes his head before scrambling to sit himself down next to Baekhyun.